[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship":3,"chapter-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-135":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grinding EXP From a Demon Hunting Ship",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1358125,1796,"Chapter 135: The Immortal City Takes Action, the 3-Party Millstone","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-135",135,"\u003Cp>Under Su Ye’s protection, and with the main force of the Beast Tide heading north, the situation on Donglong Island was still relatively calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the several Foundation Establishment families directly to the north, who had to face the main force of the Beast Tide and White Whale Moby Dick, weren’t so lucky!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingkong Island has fallen. The Ye Family’s two Foundation Establishment cultivators were killed in action, and their clan has scattered!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cangxuan Island has fallen. The Li Family abandoned their ancestral lands and fled...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever the Beast Tide passed, Foundation Establishment families were either annihilated or forced to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic spread among the cultivators throughout the entire sea region, growing more intense by the day...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye understood completely. An army of beasts led by a third-rank Demon King was far beyond what any Foundation Establishment family could hope to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, this third-rank Demon King was a Sea Successor Mutant Species...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Weiyuan Immortal City’s Nine Nether Blood Sea Array should be able to block it easily.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But the Foundation Establishment families in its path...’ Su Ye’s eyes shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things went as he expected, the Foundation Establishment families lying between Weiyuan Immortal City and the Dongning Sea Region would be completely wiped out by this Beast Tide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye shook his head with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the cruelty of the Cultivation Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even a Foundation Establishment immortal clan that presides over its own territory is in constant danger of being toppled before a true tidal wave of power!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Time to cultivate...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye put away the Intelligence Jade Scroll, closed his eyes, and began to circulate his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After successfully cultivating the ’Cold Jade Dao Body,’ his cultivation speed was comparable to someone with a Celestial Spiritual Root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s cultivation progressed at a tremendous pace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Several months later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye emerged from his seclusion and began his routine of reviewing the latest intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the situation had developed in a way that completely exceeded Su Ye’s expectations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Beast Tide... was defeated?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he read through the intelligence reports, Su Ye’s eyes flickered with astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soon learned the reason:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weiyuan Immortal City had made its move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the surging Beast Tide, the Cyan Profound Sect remained completely unmoved, as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pleas for help from the Foundation Establishment immortal clans were like stones sinking into the sea, met with complete silence...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cyan Profound Sect was content to do nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Weiyuan Immortal City refused to stand idly by!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the Immortal City responded proactively and intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the threat of the Beast Tide as leverage, they rallied the Foundation Establishment immortal clans, demanding they contribute both personnel and resources!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the weight of the circumstances, the previously independent Foundation Establishment immortal clans had no choice but to obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Weiyuan Immortal City formed a formidable Mobile Fleet, with Canghai’s disciples at its core, flanked by the Foundation Establishment families and the city’s Honored Guest Elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fleet consisted of multiple second-rank spirit ships and over twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more importantly, there was a Crystal Realm cultivator within this fleet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A Crystal Realm cultivator...?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s face was a mask of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was common knowledge that Weiyuan Immortal City had a Crystal Realm cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Crystal Realm cultivator who had stepped forward was not Canghai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Canghai’s head disciple—Sikong Xin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The direct heir of the Sikong Family, one of the five great families of the Immortal City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This head disciple of Canghai, who was always so unassuming, had actually, without anyone knowing, already advanced to the Crystal Realm?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Weiyuan Immortal City... actually has a second Crystal Realm cultivator?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’On second thought, it’s quite reasonable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Weiyuan Immortal City is the trade hub within the Cyan Profound Sect’s jurisdiction. It’s incredibly prosperous, with countless Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects passing through it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With Weiyuan Immortal City’s wealth, it wouldn’t be difficult to accumulate the Spiritual Objects needed for a breakthrough to the Crystal Realm.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They might... have even tried several times?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But in all likelihood, only Sikong Xin succeeded...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye stroked his chin, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The success rate for breaking through to the Crystal Realm is only about twenty percent, even with the aid of Spiritual Objects.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And how many cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection in Weiyuan Immortal City are both loyal enough and have the potential to attempt a breakthrough to the Crystal Realm? Just a few, at most.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’One Sikong Xin is probably their limit...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But... that’s enough!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Crystal Realm cultivator, after all...\" Su Ye muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this sea region, the appearance of a single Crystal Realm cultivator was enough to cause massive upheaval and change the entire political landscape of the Cultivation Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, according to the intelligence reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the combat prowess Sikong Xin displayed in this battle, he was by no means a newly ascended Crystal Realm cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Crystal Secret Skills with casual ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His life-bound treasure was perfectly refined and attuned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even nurtured his Divine Technique seed to the point where it could be activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the reports, the turning point in the recent battle against the Beast Tide was when Sikong Xin activated his divine seed to unleash the Quasi-Technique—[Celestial Vault Thunder Shadow]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tyrannical Quasi-Technique was terrifyingly powerful, heavily wounding White Whale Moby Dick in a single blow and forcing it to retreat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It took me ten years of nurturing my Divine Technique seed, [Soul-Chasing Life-Taking], before I could even activate it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even though Sikong Xin, as a Crystal Realm cultivator, can nurture a divine seed much more efficiently than I can, the power of his seed is also far greater than mine... All things considered, it must have taken him at least seven or eight years.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then there’s the time needed to stabilize his realm, cultivate Crystal Secret Skills, and refine his life-bound treasure...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He probably broke through to the Crystal Realm ten, or even twenty, years ago and has just been hiding it all this time...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He hid it so well...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye couldn’t help but marvel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a strange light glinted in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading between the lines of the intelligence report, Su Ye’s thoughts went even deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sikong Xin broke through to the Crystal Realm over a decade ago but chose to lay low and bide his time. Clearly... he was wary of the Cyan Profound Sect!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’After all, a single city with two Crystal Realm cultivators, on top of being a major trade hub... its power, its wealth...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s enough to threaten the Cyan Profound Sect’s dominance!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Therefore... intimidated by the power of the Cyan Profound Sect, Sikong Xin—or rather, Weiyuan Immortal City—was willing to lie dormant!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s gaze was profound as he muttered to himself, analyzing the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But now... they’re no longer lying low...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye pondered and quickly deduced the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news that Canghai was seeking to break through to Core Formation couldn’t be kept secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was bound to draw suppression from the Cyan Profound Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were damned if they did, damned if they didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why not take the initiative and strike first?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, a century had passed since the death of Qingxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the Cyan Profound Sect had still not produced a new Golden Core cultivator!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a Golden Core cultivator, the Cyan Profound Sect lacked the absolute power to dominate the sea region with impunity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they could only resort to political machinations to suppress the development of the various Foundation Establishment families under their rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiding the Luo Family against the Qi Family a decade ago was just one such example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as internal strife within the Cyan Profound Sect intensified, even these political games were becoming impossible to maintain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This time, with the Beast Tide’s attack, the Cyan Profound Sect did nothing and lost the hearts of the people...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(In this context, \"the people\" refers to the various Foundation Establishment families and Loose Cultivators; mortals are not included.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’While Weiyuan Immortal City stepped forward to shoulder the responsibility...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The ’Mobile Fleet’ was formed to deal with the Beast Tide, so why couldn’t it become... a permanent institution?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ye’s eyes were profound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a doubt, by using this Beast Tide as an opportunity, Weiyuan Immortal City—through its own outstanding performance—had successfully usurped some of the Cyan Profound Sect’s functions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Next...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The Cyan Profound Sect and Weiyuan Immortal City are bound to have a fierce struggle for dominance over the sea region...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And what’s more... there are the natives, hidden in the shadows!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The three powers will intertwine, like three great millstones of flesh and blood... grinding countless cultivators to dust between them...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden chill ran through Su Ye’s heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath, raised his head, and licked his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fire seemed to burn within his ink-black eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen the situation clearly, what Su Ye felt was not fear, but... excitement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Total chaos?\" he chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I love it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1503,"2026-06-05T21:02:39.312Z",1,"novelbin.me","11243d8b084f2650183112c61413d080ec3cd90d8d010c67bd8c7c0be9ede910","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-136","grinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-chapter-134",236,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrinding-exp-from-a-demon-hunting-ship-cover.jpg"]